Urban Renewal Plan Urged By Joliet Officials
Joliet leaders push an urban renewal and land clearance program with a house to house survey. A special committee, including Jaycees, studied funding and a civic center project estimated near 8 million dollars. Federal funds may back surveys of Bluff Street and relocation plans for displaced residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Bademus
City Planning Association
Public Building Commission
Robert N. Wallace
Bluff St
Wallace
Land Clearance Commission
Scott
Jaycees
Bademus
Hritz named city building inspector for Joliet
Joseph L. Hritz of 506 Morgan will become Joliet city building inspector effective March 1. The 52 year old carpenter foreman with Rust Engineering Co has 33 years in building trades and will report to City Engineer Bernard Prola. He replaces Leonard Randles, discharged for circulating petitions for a new city. Salary about 6500 dollars yearly plus 25 dollars monthly car allowance. Robb plans to appoint a traffic engineer in March with pay around 7000 dollars.
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Joseph L. Hritz
Morgan
Jack Rohlf
Hritz
Rust Engineering Co
Bernard Prola
Leonard O. Randles
Joliet
Robb
Mar¢éh
Metzger Promotion Triggers Joliet Police Shakeup
Captain Paul Metzger becomes assistant chief of the Joliet police effective March 1 and shifts to the afternoon and third shifts. Police Chief Joseph Trizna announces a department wide reorganization described as for the good of the service. The move follows the Fire and Police Commission naming Metzger to the post, though Trizna hinted he was not his first choice.
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Paul Metzger
Joliet
Joseph R. Triana
Trizna
Lonnie Randolph
Frank Skul
Randolph
Metzger
John Dillon
Orville Belfield
Ambrose Corcoran
Harry Thomas
Donald Roe
Jack Malloy
Archie Kerr
Jerome Kren
Henry Schelling
Donald Zier
Michael Boles
Fred Breen
Audrey Meade
Mary Carrescia
Chinese Army Brass Visit Joliet Arsenal For U S Methods
Six major generals of the Chinese Nationalist Army from Taiwan visit Joliet to study United States Army Ordnance Corps production, manufacturing, and storage practices at Joliet Arsenal. Accompanied by Maj. Gen. Lih Hun-Hou and others, they tour OAC facilities with Maj. Gen. William H. Oates as escort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman F. Stangel
CAC
Lih Hun-Hou
Kuo Li-Chi
Chao Hsueh-Yen
Samuel W. Parnelle Jr
Joliet
Hun-Hou
Stangel
Hsueh-Pin
Shao-Yuan
Kuo-Tsai
Tiawan
Formosa
United States
Ordnance Ammunition Command
Joliet Arsenal
United States Army Ordnance Corps
Manufac
Republic of China
Lih
Sun Hsueh-Pin
Piet
Ma Shao-Yuan
Arsenghk
44Th. Arsenal
60Th Arsenal
Chao Kuo- Tsai
William.h. Oates
OAC National Manufacturing Ranch
Offier
June Ford to meet Joliet grade school board over lease
Ford a Joliet developer will meet the June Grade school board at the Hotel Louis Joliet to discuss modifying the Central school lease for the Chicago Street property. The plan originally called for a 1.5 million structure by 1962 with a penalty for non completion and Ford now seeks reduction to 1 million with a termination clause and ground tax assumption by the board.
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Ford June
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Spectator
Federal Housing Administration
OAC
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